In years past, I've simply tossed my defective or unwanted powersupplies. Lately I've been trying to recycle my old electronics rather than toss just them; especially batteries and such. I recently had an old Enermax Noisetaker II PSU go out, but being a fairly hefty unit, I got to thinking------isn't there most likely some valuable metals inside a higher-end powersupply?? It almost seems like I should be getting a few bucks for it somewhere.

If the PSU didn't die due to a fan failure, the fan(s) may still be usable for something else (e.g. as a case fan). May require a little creative connector splicing, but that's no big deal.

Caveat: If you ever poke around inside a PSU, please exercise caution around the high voltage caps. They can have hundreds of volts of charge on them even if the PSU has been off for a long time! First thing I do once I've got access to the underside of the PCB is short all the large caps by momentarily bridging their connections with a screwdriver, to make sure all of the residual high voltage is discharged. Edit: And if you don't know what that means, you probably shouldn't be opening up your old PSUs...

The years just pass like trains. I wave, but they don't slow down.-- Steven Wilson

The PSU still fires up and all the fans turn. The computer even still goes through the boot process, it just does so with nothing but a black screen. New PSU solved the problem. This is the second PSU in about 6 months that died the same way for this particular family member. I think they must have some sort of power or voltage problem on the circuit.

Anyhow Starfalcon, if you want it, it's yours. It's an Enermax Noisetaker II EG425P-VE. I actually live about 15 miles from you.